The Mosaic Of The Broken Soul

She called the lump in Her breast ‘a black pearl’, She called her Mother to nurse Her in the darkest hours, She called memories of the three men She loved at different times of Her life to draw the parallels between seemingly similar situations of betrayal. Who is going to betray Her, who is going to stay… ? She struggles with the meaning of life trying to find it through themes of motherhood, friendship, betrayal, displacement, illness, pain, grief and loss. She travelled to Andalucia, London, The Isle of Man, where She met colourful characters believing that the unknown can reverse the fragmentation and change reality, believing that all the little broken selves can once again bring the broken pieces into a cohesive mosaic.

“I was stunned when I read Branka Cubrilo’s “The Mosaic of the Broken Soul.” I had read her short stories and was quite impressed with her literary talents. However, I thought that Mosaic was probably a woman’s book, which would not interest me in the least. I was wrong. The novel is an ode to humanity and those problems both large and small that do indeed become the mosaic of our lives. I felt as though I was reading about someone I truly cared about, and maybe it was because I really did care about a woman facing the toughest tests that can ever confront anyone: the lump in her breast, the black pearl that may take her life, the lost loves she has experienced, the hope that springs eternal, the determination to fight to the end no matter what the end may be. No one captures the passion, the spirit, and the resilience of the human soul like Branka Cubrilo. Some novelists write prose. Branka writes literature. Her story sings. It makes you cry. It makes you worry. You understand what fear is all about when it grips your heart during the darkest of hours. It gives you hope even when hope seems like an impossible place to find. With “The Mosaic of the Broken Soul,” Branka Cubrilo has established herself as one of the most important writers of her generation, a generation that is indeed fortunate to have her.”

Caleb Pirtle, Author, Film-maker

Written by authorities in Memoirs, The Mosaic of the Broken Soul by Branka Cubrilo provides an excellent foundation for Memoirs studies. Branka Cubrilo’s style is excellently suited towards Memoirs studies, and will teach students the material clearly without overcomplicating the subject. What’s more, the text is available in the Paperback format shown above, as well as a number of other formats. As of May 2010, this revision raises the bar for The Mosaic of the Broken Soul’s high standard of excellence, making sure that it stays one of the foremost Memoirs studies textbooks.
“Branka’s writing is elegant and penetrative.”

Penelope Plunket

Branka is a writer of exceptional talent who traverses cultural, historical and linguistic barriers in her writing with a passionate fluidity. Her work has the great virtue of capturing the essence of place and nation with a seamlessness found only in the works of great writers who themselves have known displacement and separation. Her writing is beautifully evocative and captures the sense of place and atmosphere in a way which is transporting for the reader.